Over 200 killed in Kano Mosque bomb explosions.
No fewer than 200 died while about 270 were injured on Friday as the violent Boko Haram sect bombed the 10,000 capacity Central Mosque where the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, leads prayers.About 10 gunmen went on a shooting spree after the blast at the mosque, which is close to the Emir of Kano’s palace. A rescue official, who spoke with AFP, put casualty figures at almost 400, adding that 120 were killed and 270 seriously injured in the three explosions that rocked the mosque.
Just few weeks after Emir Sanusi urged the people to defend themselves against Boko Haram, they decided to strike in Kano
A local reporter who resides in Kano, Chijjani Usman, told Reuters: “The attackers have bombed the mosque. I saw people screaming.”
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